Collar stay



MarChA13, 1945-` B. B. MANAsTER COLLAR STAY Filed Feb. 26, 1944 ii i Patented Mar. 13, 1945 UNITED s'rATEs P'iirliu'rg OFFICE' COLLAR STAY Ben B. Manaster, Chicago, Ill., assignor of onehalf to Charles I. Greener, Chicago, Ill.

Application February 26, 1944, Serial No. 523,977 s-claims. (o1. 2-132) This invention relates to al collar stay especially designed and constructed for use in connection ,with shirt collars to hold and retain the wings of such collar in taut extended position and from curling back upon themselves.

It has for its principal object the provision of a novel structure of this character which will be highly efcient in use and economical in manufacture.

The present inventionconstitutes an improvement over that shown in United States Letters Patent No. 1,908,525 granted to me on May 9, 1933, for improvements in Collar stays.

More particularly the present invention has among its salient objects to provide a collar stay which is adaptable for use on collar wings of various lengths, one which includes a. simple and insmall in proportion and in diameter, which oftenl makes it diii'icult for the assembler to handle, it will be understood that a collarstay of this type should be of such structure as will afford ready and expeditious assembly. To this end it is the tubular member embodiedin my invention showing the manner of Vassembling the same together;

Figf is a fragmentary sectional detail view similar to Fig. 6, showing amodiiied form of construction. l

The drawing just previously referred to illustrates the preferred form of construction by which the several objects of the invention may be accomplished. In this connection, my improved col'larstay comprises a crossbar I0, the ends of which are formed substantially U-shaped asv at II to provide loops which bear upon the collar or the necktie band, as thepase may be, when the collar stay is in applied position upon the collar. Y

The end portions l2 of these loops II project l whereby when the end portions I2 are forced object of my invention to provide a collar stay possessing these characteristics and one which comprises relatively few parts, which, when-assembled as a complete unit, has a very substantia eye-appeal to the observer.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combina-v Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional de-v tail view of the same;

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail view taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view taken substantially o n line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional detail view into the endfportions I3 of the tubular members I4, the extremities I6 of these end portions I2 will snap'or latch into openings I'I formed in the tubular member I4.

The end portions I3 of the tubular members I4 are each capped by vball elements I8 having openings I9 formed therein through whichl the end portions I2 of the loops II project.

These tubular members I4 are preferably substantially oval-shaped in cross-section, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The tubular members III may be made from` a tube substantially round in similar to that shown in Fig. 3 but illustrating a slightly modified form of construction;`

cross section and then flattened into the ovalshape as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, or, if desired,

the tubular members I4 may be formed from an` elongated strip of material'rolled to provide the tubular 'members ysubstantially oval-shaped in crosssection. l

lTelescopcally arranged in the tubular members I4 are the leg sections 20. In the present instance,'the corresponding interior end portions 2I of these leg sections are substantially-ilattened as at 22, and these flattened portions 22 cooperate with lthe tubular membersto prevent rotation of the leg sections 20 relative to the tubular members.

The exterior end portions 23 of the leg sections 2il are each formed to provide a loop 24 terminating-into a penetrating point 25, the loop 24 functioning to limit penetration of the pene- 1. trating point 30 into the wings of the collar.

'into the end portions I3 of the tube.

Confined within each of the tubular members I4 is a spring 26 which engages the attened end portion 22 of the leg sections 20 to urge the collar-penetrating points 25 in extended position with respect to the tubular members I4. To complete the invention, the tubular members I4 each have their lower end portions 21 formed substantially round in cross section, and this round portion 21 cooperates with the attened portion 22 to limit the extent of movement of the penetrating points 25 relative to the tubular members under action of the spring 26. i

In this form of construction I have described the ends I2 of the loops II as being connected to the tubular members I4 through the buckled end portions I and the openings I1. It may be desirable to simply connect the tubular members I4 to the end portions I2 of the loops II by compressing the ball elements I8 upon the tubular members I4 in a manner such that they will rigidly hold and connect the end portions I2 of such loops with the tubular members, thus in some respects simplifying this feature of construction.

In Fig. 6 I have illustrated a slightly modified form of construction for connecting the tubular members I4 to the end portion of the loops Ii. In this form of construction, the end l2 terminates into a flattened section 28 Wedgingly i'lt In this form lof construction, for ornamental purposes there may likewise be provided a ball element 29.

In Fig. 8, I have shown a modied form of construction for attaching the crossbar I0 to the tube I4. In this form of construction the end I2 of the loop II is crimped as at 31. In assembling the parts, this crimped portion 31 is forced into the end of the tubular portion I4 and due to the resilient character of the material from which the crossbar Ill is formed, the crimped end portion 31 thus compressed in the tubular portion will effectively resist any separation between the crossbar I0 and the tubular portion I4.

Fig. 1, I have illustrated a perspective view of a collar and necktie. In this view, my improved collar stay yis shown associated with the collar. This collar is of a conventional construction and includes the usual Wings 3|. As shown, the collar stay is mounted with the crossbarV I0 disposed beneath the knot 32 of the necktie 33. The loops Il may bear either upon the inner layer 34 of the collar or upon the adjacent portions of the tie-band 35. In such position of my improved collar stay, the collar penetrating points`25 engage the tips 36 of the wings A SI'and such collar-penetrating points are limited in'their penetration by the loops 24. The springs 26 act upon the leg sections 20 of the collar stay to vurgethe penetrating points in extended position with respect to the tubular portions I4 tomaintain the penetrating points 25 in penetrating position with respect to the tips 36 of the collar wings 3I.

From an observation of Fig. 1, it will be noted that my'improved collar stay, like that shown in Patent No. 1,903,525, is completely concealed from the view of the observer when in applied position.

As seen in Fig. 2', the symmetry of the parts 1s such as gives a substantial eye-appeal to theI collar stay, a factor which is most desirable when the collar stay is displayed to the observer.y

Fig. 7 illustrates the mannerin which the leg section is projected through the tubular mem.-v4

tion 22 in its proper position in the tubular member I 4. After this operation has taken place, it Will be readily seen that it is a simple matter to form the loop and collar-penetrating point 24 and 25, respectively, and to attach the crossbar IIl to the tubular members I4 in the manner .hereinbefore described.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carryingvmy invention into elect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish with respect to the crossbar and each substantially oval-shaped in cross section throughout thegreater part of its length, means for connecting corresponding end portions of said tubular members to the end portions' of said crossbar, leg sections telescopically arranged in said tubular mem; bers and having corresponding exterior portionsv providing collar-penetrating points, the opposite` corresponding end portions of said leg sections being flattened and said flattened portions being movable in said oval-shaped portions of said tubular members, means confined in said tubular members in engagement with said leg sections to urge said collar-penetrating points in extended position with respect to said tubular members, and means for limiting the extent of movement ofsaid collar-penetrating points relative to said tubular members.

2. A collar stay comprising a crossbar, tubular members extending substantially at right-angles with respect to the crossbar and each substantially oval-shaped in cross section throughout the` greater part of its length, means for connecting corresponding end portions of said tubular mem-- bers to the end portions of said crossbar, leg sections correspondingly arranged insaid tubular members and having corresponding exterior por-` tions providing collar-penetrating points, opposite end portions of said leg sections being attened and said flattened end portion being movable in the oval-shaped portion of said tubular;

members, means confined in said tubular members in yengagement with said leg sectionslioiurgev said collar-penetrating points in extended posi-i:

tion with respect to said tubular members, said tubular members having end portions adaptedl to engage said flattened end portion ofsaidleg sections to limit the extent of movement of said;

collar-penetrating points relative to said tubular members. v

with respect tothe crossbar and each substantially oval-shaped Ain cross section throughout the.: greater part ofvv its `lengt-l1, means for connecting'.

corresponding end portions of saidtubularmemtened end portion being movable in the oval#- shaped portion of said tubular members, means conned in said tubular members in engagement with said leg sections to urge said. co11arpenetrating points in extended position with respect to said tubular members, said tubular members' having end portionsadapted to engage said flat tened end portion of said leg sections to limit the extent of movement of saidv co11ar-penetrating 10 points relative to said tubular members.

BEN B. MANASTER. 

